Foggy headlamps

Gerard Johnston
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edited May 2019 in Motorhomes #1

anyone know where in ayrshire i can get my headlamps polished to remove fogginess?

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  • huskydog
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    edited May 2019 #2

    A trick in the trade is to use Toothpaste 

  • mickysf
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    edited May 2019 #3

    Others swear by WD40, a few say a mixture of toothpaste and WD40. A few suggest Brasso or Chome Cleaner. I think I'd do a test patch mind just to be safe.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited May 2019 #4

    Loads of kits on eBay to polish plastic headlights .... you usually start off with very fine wet & dry 🤤

  • derekcyril
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    edited May 2019 #5

    Brasso  worked for me

  • TonyIshUK
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    edited May 2019 #6

    Try Fenwicks scratch remover, or a marine acrylic paste for boat screens.

     

    rgds

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  • JayOutdoors
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    edited May 2019 #8

    Apologies to the OP for of topic question to Huskydog . 

    Is there a trade trick to cover or get rid of scratches on plastic wingmirror covers ?  Thanks in advance as I have to pop out just now but will check back here later.

     

  • huskydog
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    edited May 2019 #9

    It's just a case of using a cutting compound (such as toothpaste,T-cut etc) starting with the finest and cutting back the paint a small amount at the time otherwise you uncover the primer ,then finish with a good polish, it takes time and patience 

    you now can get tubes of colour fill , if the scratches are too deep

     

  • JayOutdoors
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    edited May 2019 #10

    Thanks for info.  They began to show up after a short while on our 'new to us' car so I'm  guessing it was just a temporary cover up job.

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